This Dr Will Not Support You if Your Surgery Goes Wrong

I wanted to give an update on how my nose was doing. Although it definitely looks better than how it was after the first surgery, due to the first surgery being botched the recovery isn't going smoothly. After the first surgery, there was very heavy scar tissue. All patients will get some scar tissue, some more than others which is why you may need steroid injections, but the problem with having surgery abroad is that you are not able to get those unless you are happy to travel back to Turkey every month or so. Please consider this before booking! My nose still isn't how it should be and that's soley because of how bad the first surgery went, my doctor even said that the first post-op notes don't even match with what was actually done to my nose so I'm not sure if they were false, lies or for someone else. Please be wary when booking with this Doctor, he really ruined my life and the severe lack of concern and empathy is concerning. Doctors like this really don't deserve to keep their licenses; they don't appreciate how much of a responsibility they have and only like to keep in contact when things go well. Be careful.

Hi all- I thought I would update you guys on my journey. I managed to scrape some money to get a revision which has put me in debt but I really didn't have a choice as my nose was getting more worse functionally and aesthetically/cosmetically. Below are the final post-op pictures before my revision.

The doctor had said it took almost an hour just to open the nose as there was so much scar tissue and it looked liked I had 6 surgeries done on my nose. I'm currently in the healing process and really just have to wait and see what happens. It already looks better than before but of course still isn't fully how I've hoped and breathing is still not clear but its still early so I know I need to be patient.

I had gotten in touch with the doctor to express my concerns and to let him know how he much he truly ruined my physical and mental health and I was hoping he can offer atleast some sort of refund to go towards my revision but the doctor (well his account manager who handles the patient communication) just left me on read.

I've also been in touch by some media outlets to share my story as apparently this isn't the first time this has happened but I'm worried in doing so the doctor will try to sue me again.

Anyways best of luck to those who are seeking surgery. Please please please do your due diligence in searching and make sure you are fully sure with the decision of having surgery and once you are please do not rush into it and please ake your time and due diligence in finding a professional, experienced and caring doctor. Take care.

Hi-I wanted to update this thread to let you guys know what exactly is going on. I had to drop the case from my end as I simply could not afford it. The Doctor has also sent a letter threatening to sue if I don't remove this review within 5 days (it has already been 2 days)-im not entirely sure how I am going to go about this. The reason I'm keeping this review up and addressing the points made by the Doctor in the above comment is so that the same thing that has happened to me does not happen to anyone else. I do hope this can help as many people as possible as I feel some people see cosmetic surgery to be as easy as shopping for a new accessory or upgrade (I did too). Especially with medical tourism where surgery is turned into a holiday; coupled with staying in a 5-star hotel and living in a fancy location, the seriousness and implications of surgery are heavily discounted which should not be the case. People can be blindsided by this and often ignore red flags due to the price being cheap and the 'experience being good' leading to many young people making the mistake of overlooking research and skill for price and glamour that result in problems that are far worse than mine. There needs to be clearer information and campaigns advocating against this and I hope my post helps drive this, even on a small scale.

To address the above points, there was no ‘implicit or explicit threatening of a lawsuit from me after 6 weeks’. What had happened was the Doctor had said there was no trust between us and that I should start looking for other surgeons and had stopped all contact with me leaving me in a paniced and quite delirious state-this was on the 13th of October.

I never said that 'I will not wait for recovery or will not comply with recommendations'. Why would I say that? My nose was looking horrible and my breathing was minimal so of course, Id be panicking and messaging the Drs team to ask for help and more insight. I was alone in the UK and his teams in Turkey. My mental and physical state is worsening and the only reassurance I can get is from my Doctor in Turkey who has cut of contact with me.

There was no ‘collection of evidence to blame or charge the surgeon’. I did not plan for this to happen. All communication has been documented through letters and WhatsApp anyway and that is proof that everything I've said is true.

He is right with one thing-there was no healthy relationship as there was no healthy follow-up and communication from their end.

I never said, “no I do not accept your recommendations and I will not tolerate the recovery”. I don't know why its in quotation marks. Of course, I had to consult with other surgeons. I want to get my nose fixed as soon as possible but this time I’m making sure I am doing the proper research. And those surgeons did not discredit or blame the Doctor. In fact, they made it clear that they're against that and just told me the truth which is that the surgery did not go well and that is evident in the pictures.

I apologise if my reply seems assertive but it does anger me slightly that those above comments were made and made me seem like a cartoon villain who planned for my own surgery to go wrong just so that I can plot against the Doctor (it’s actually funny). Everything I've said, I believe to be the truth and have evidence to back that up. I am not going to be frightened by the doctor threatening to sue me but am acting on the right of my freedom of speech and will do my best to ensure no one faces the same injustice I faced.

Please don’t hesitate to dm me or drop a question in the comments.